Resource exploration

Geoscience Australia aims to enhance the global attractiveness of Australia’s offshore and onshore resource exploration opportunities.

• Minerals
• Oil & Gas

Minerals

Geoscience Australia reduces exploration risk and encourages investment in Australia through targeted geoscientific surveys and research to locate potential mineral areas. For more information, see the Onshore Energy and Minerals Division page.

Projects

• Regional and mineral systems projects
• Minerals databases and national online datasets
• Mineral potential of Australia
• Satellite remote sensing
• Mineral promotion and mineral resources and advice

Products

• Geophysical data releases
• Free downloads
• Search all products
• Geoscience Australia product catalogue

Geoscience Portal

• Single entry point to all Australian government geoscience websites

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Oil & Gas

Geoscience Australia researches and advises government and industry on Australia's petroleum prospects, reserves and potential. Its work is used to attract exploration investment to search for oil and gas. For more information, see the Oil and Gas page

Projects

• Petroleum exploration advice
• Offshore acreage release
• Petroleum data repository

Databases

• Online database - seismic, wells, core and cuttings, analyses reports
• Online database - organic geochemistry, biostratigraphy and reservoir-facies

Products

• Exploration-related products
• Free downloads